METHODS: The development of the RAPID guidelines was based on the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines. Following a comprehensive search of the literature, the Executive Group identified ten themes in Pediatric Dentistry and compiled a draft checklist of items under each theme. The themes were categorized as: General, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Sedation and Hospital Dentistry, Behavior Guidance, Dental Caries, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Pulp Therapy, Traumatology, and Interceptive Orthodontics. A RAPID Delphi Group (RDG) was formed comprising of 69 members from 15 countries across six continents. Items were scored using a 9-point rating Likert scale. Items achieving a score of seven and above, marked by at least 70% of RDG members were accepted into the RAPID checklist items. Weighted mean scores were calculated for each item. Statistical significance was set at p
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Systematic reviews with meta-analyses in paediatric dentistry were searched in PubMed and Scopus databases from inception to December 2017. Selection of studies by title and abstract screening followed by full-text assessment was independently done by two reviewers. The quality of abstracts was assessed by PRISMA-Abstract checklist comprising of 12 items; one each for title and objective, three items for methods, three items for results, two items for discussion and two items for others. PRISMA-A median scores were calculated and compared with the article characteristics. Statistical significance was set at p
METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify relevant articles in the electronic databases from January 2000 to June 2017. Two reviewers independently assessed the articles for eligibility and data extraction. SRs and MAs on interventional studies with a minimum of 2 therapeutic strategies in endodontics were included in this SR. Methodologic and reporting quality were assessed using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), respectively. The interobserver reliability was calculated using the Cohen kappa statistic. Statistical analysis with the level of significance at P
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving final-year dental students from all accredited dental institutions across Malaysia. A self-constructed questionnaire was given through an identified personal contact from each school. The students' responses on the association of sex and institution type with the satisfaction of education activities and ICDAS and ICCMS knowledge were tested using the independent t-test. The relationship between satisfaction of educational activities and knowledge of ICDAS and ICCMS among dental students was evaluated using Spearman's correlation analysis. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: A total of 440 responses were obtained. Out of this, 312 (70.9%) were female and 126 (28.6%) were male respondents, and 2 with unknown sex. There were 231 responses (52.5%) from the private institution and 209 responses (47.5%) from the government institution. Males had a higher level of satisfaction toward the education activities. No significant difference was observed between the knowledge of ICCMS and ICDAS and sex or institution type.
CONCLUSION: Male dental students felt more satisfied with pediatric lectures conducted during preclinical years and were more prepared to treat patients independently upon graduation. Sex and type of institution did not play a role in the knowledge and dental students were more knowledgeable in ICDAS compared to ICCMS.
HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Yin LS, Tamilselvam K, Abdulla AM, et al. Knowledge and Practice of ICDAS and ICCMS in Young Children: A Cross-sectional Study among Final-year Dental Students in Malaysia. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;14(2):278-285.